This guide was written by Barbara McNaught Watson, Warning
Coordination Meteorologist with the National Weather Service,
Baltimore-Washington Forecast Office. It has been adapted for use by the
National Weather Service around the country with help from other Warning
Coordination Meteorologists. While it is designed specifically for schools, the
principles used can be applied to any facility that is used by people including
businesses, shopping malls, depots, hotels and hospitals.

I would like to thank Bill Bunting, Warning Coordination Meteorologist with
the National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill, MO. Bill gave me a copy of the
guide he developed for Oklahoma Schools when he worked at the Oklahoma Forecast
Office. I was able to use his guide as a foundation to develop this one. I would
also like to thank the Virginia Department of Emergency Services for their
overall support on this project in its development phase. 02/15/02